Jimmy Bennett

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Jimmy Bennett
Image:JimmyBennett06.jpg Bennett on Jimmy Kimmel Live, May 2006
Born
February 9, 1996 Seal Beach, California, USA
Occupation
Child actor
Career milestones
Daddy Day Care (2003) Hostage (2005) Poseidon (2006)

James Bennett (born February 9, 1996) is an American child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Hostage, Firewall and Poseidon.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Life
- 1.2 Career
2 Selected filmography
3 Footnotes
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Life

Bennett was born in Seal Beach, California and now lives in Huntington Beach with his parents, his sister, Amanda, and his dog. His favorite bands are Guns N' Roses, AC/DC and Black Sabbath, and he is teaching himself to play their songs on the guitar. Bennett loves to watch horror films. A Nightmare On Elm Street and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are among his favorites.

[edit] Career

Bennett appeared in nearly 30 commercials (27 of which were in his first year of acting), as well as in episodes of the television series The Guardian and Strong Medicine, before being cast in the role "Tony", the boy who wants to be The Flash, in the Eddie Murphy comedy Daddy Day Care. He had smaller roles in the movies Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and "Arthur Hailey's Detective". He has also appeared in Judging Amy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Everwood, and lent his voice to characters in the animated films The Polar Express, "Winnie the Pooh: Springtime With Roo" and "I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown". He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards three times.^[1]

In 2005, Bennett appeared in the film Hostage, where he starred with Bruce Willis, and The Amityville Horror, where he played the role of the middle child of a family moving into a haunted house. The films were released in March and April, respectively. He was called "Jimmy Two-Takes" on the set of "Hostage", because of his ability to deliver his lines perfectly.

In February 2006, Bennett appeared in the thriller Firewall, where he played the son of Harrison Ford's character. He also played an abused boy in The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, an independent film that was released a month after Firewall.

Also in 2006, he voiced Roo and Chip in the Square-Enix/Disney video game Kingdom Hearts II and appeared in Poseidon, a remake of the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure. His upcoming roles include South of Pico, an independent film, and Evan Almighty, a sequel to the 2003 film Bruce Almighty.